"It will be a good conversation when we have it."
The truth is we never had the conversation. We needed to have it and it would have been good for us but it never happened.
There are two ways to make sure we don't repeat errors like this. Follow up and follow through. Start with follow up. Someone has to be on top of the issues and remember what is important. With the reminders come a follow up. Anyone can do it. It can be delegated or assigned. It can be a task, a reminder or a calendar appointment on a computer or on your cell phone.
Then comes follow through. Who is responsible? Is it one person or a team? How are they to accomplish the goal. What is the time frame? What is the budget?
Before you think this only works in business realize that it works in home, ministry, personal goals and any other of life's scenarios. Follow up with the conversation about your marriage. Follow through with family plans with your kids. Follow up with your relational goals. Follow through with your financial plan.
Don't wait and miss out. Otherwise a year from now you will be looking at conversations that needed to happen that never did.
What are some more ways to follow up? How can we ensure that we or someone else follows through?
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